New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday confirmed that 13 personnel, including two unnamed players who are to play in the next months Indian Premier League (IPL), have tested positive for COVID-19. The BCCI didnt reveal the identities of the personnel or their team(s). Sources, however, have told IANS […]
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Union MoS Kailash Choudhary tests corona positive
New Delhi: After a number of prominent politicians in the country were infected with the coronavirus, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary too has tested positive. Choudhary had complained of coronavirus symptoms on Friday night, after which he got himself tested. The test report confirmed his positive status. “There is fever along with a […]
Priest, 16 policemen involved in Ram Temple event test Covid positive
Ayodhya: Acharya Pradeep Das, the assistant to the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple, said that he has tested positive for coronavirus. Besides, 16 policemen on duty at Ayodhya, where the ‘bhoomi pujan’ ceremony for the Ram temple is scheduled to be held on August 5, have also tested positive for Covid-19. Prime Minister […]
84 Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan staff test coronavirus positive
Chennai: As many as 84 persons including security and fire service personnel posted at the Raj Bhavan here have tested positive for coronavirus, said a statement. The statement, issued by the Raj Bhavan, said that 147 persons were tested for coronavirus as some persons working there had shown symptoms of infection. As per the test results […]
Himachal CM in quarantine after staff tests positive
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday quarantined himself at his official residence here as a precautionary measure after a Deputy Secretary-level official in his office tested positive for Covid-19, officials said. Thakur and his staff will soon undergo the virus test, an official told IANS. All engagements of the Chief Minister […]
Corona positive MLC Sunil Kumar Singh, civil surgeon R.R Jha die in Bihar
Patna: Amid the unabated increase in corona infections in Bihar, civil surgeon R R Jha and legislative councillor Sunil Kumar Singh of Samastipur district died due to Covid-19. Civil surgeon in-charge of Samastipur Dr Satish Kumar Sinha on Wednesday morning said that after Jha was found corona-positive, he was admitted to AIIMS hospital in Patna where […]
80 Bengaluru Metro contract labourers test positive for COVID-19
Bengaluru: As many as 80 Bengaluru Metro contract labourers working on the Nagawara-Gottigere line have tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Tuesday. “Eighty Bengaluru Metro contract labourers have contracted coronavirus. They were working on the Nagawara-Gottigere line,” a Metro official told IANS. Following the infection, all the workers who are migrant labourers from […]
J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina tests corona positive
Jammu: Ravinder Raina, president of the Jammu and Kashmir BJP party tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, doctors said. “Yes, his test report for COVID-19 has come positive”, doctors said. The doctors said Raina was being put under isolation in the Narayana hospital in the Katra town of Reasi district. Just two days back, Raina […]
Congress leader Sushmita Dev tests Covid positive in Assam, tally 14,032
Guwahati/Silchar: While former Congress Lok Sabha member Sushmita Dev has tested positive for coronavirus, the Assam government refuted the media reports that Akhil Gogoi, jailed top farmers leader, tested Covid-19 positive. On Thursday, Covid-19 death toll rose to 24 and number of cases jumped to 14,032 in the state. All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) chief […]
AAP MLA Atishi tests corona positive
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party’s MLA Atishi has tested positive for coronavirus and has been quarantined at her house. The 39-year-old AAP leader, who is the MLA from Kalkaji Assembly segment in south Delhi, tested positive a day after party colleague and Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain was admitted to hospital with complaints high fever […]